Gorongosa District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique . The principal town is Gorongosa . The district is located in the northwest of the province, and borders with Maringué District in the north, Cheringoma District in the east, Muanza District in the southeast, Nhamatanda District in the south, and with Macossa and Gondola Districts of Manica Province in the west. The area of the district is 6,722 square kilometres (2,595 sq mi). It has a population of 116,912 as of 2007.
3-451: Gorongosa is a town and the administrative center of Gorongosa District of Mozambique , situated on the country's main north-south highway (the EN1). Mount Gorongosa is north of the town, and Gorongosa National Park is a few kilometers east of the town. 18°41′S 34°04′E / 18.683°S 34.067°E / -18.683; 34.067 This Mozambique location article
6-633: Is 1,241 millimetres (48.9 in). The district is dominated by the Gorongosa National Park , which is located in the East African Rift . As of 2005, 48% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 24% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was Cindau . 82% were analphabetic, mostly women. The district is divided into three postos , Gorongosa (two localities), Nhamadzi (one locality), and Vanduzi (one locality). 1% of
9-728: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gorongosa District The principal rivers of the district are the Vanduzi River and the Chitunga River in the west and the Vunduzi River and the Nhandu River in the east. According to the Köppen climate classification , the district are in two climate zones, tropical wet dry (aw) and, in the mountains ( Serra de Gorongosa ) tropical temperate humid (cw). The average annual rainfall
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